Fantastico! The Aldo Cuccurullo Memorial Trophy will now spend the next 12 months (and longer we hope) housed in the Club Garibaldi clubrooms following our 1-0 win in the 20th annual football game against Club Italia.

Club News

FESTA ITALIANA

Sunday, June 03, 2013

by Ginette Toscano Page
Club President

What a day it was! Once again, we were blessed with a fine, sunny day! Club Garibaldi's 18th Festa Italiana gave us the opportunity to share our Italian heritage with all Wellingtonians – it was a huge success! Events such as this would not happen without the small, hard working, dedicated core of club members and helpers; this year was no exception. However, the four members who made up the Festa Organising Committee: Vic Criscillo, Robin Page, Paul Elenio and Catherine Monastra, were absolutely outstanding. As a team they worked tirelessly for months, planning/organising everything. In fact, the week leading up to the event, all our telephones and computers literally ran 'hot' day and night!

Many thanks to everyone, including those who are not club members, for their tremendous support in baking for the club's dolce stand. The dolce stand is always very popular and attracts a lot of regulars who know exactly which cake or biscotti they want! Our thanks to those members who spread the word to family and friends about the Festa. Many thanks also to the Italian Ambassador, H.E. Alessandro Levi Sandri, and Wellington's Mayor, Celia Wade Brown, who found time in their busy schedules to call into the Festa.

Take-down and clean up: Matt Amitrano, Vincenzo and Marco Costa, Patrick Uriot and Robin Page. Sound and music gear loaded onto truck, decorations removed, table and chairs stacked, vehicles loaded, rubbish removed and a final floor sweep: it was all over in no time! To Ginette Toscano Page, Josephine and Martin van der Donk, Josephine Volpicelli, Vic Criscillo and Simon Waddington for packing up and returning all the items/gear back to the club.

Many thanks to: Lora and Raoul Barghiacchi for the loan of their wonderful ancient Italian objects.

MORE THANKS!

Club Garibaldi wish to sincerely thank the Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade Brown, the Deputy Mayor, Ian McKinnon, and officers from the Wellington City Council, for their support, professional advice and willingness to assist in so many ways. Our grateful thanks also to the Wellington City Council for the financial grant which will help off-set our festa expenses – this was very much appreciated.